Dr. Kemal Bıçakcı

Dr. Kemal Bıçakcı is currently an associate professor at Computer Engineering Department, TOBB (The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey) University of Economics and Technology. He has obtained his PhD degree from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey in 2003. Between 2004 and 2006, he was a postdoc researcher in Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam working with Prof. Tanenbaum in EU FP6 project named SecurE-Justice. His previous research experience includes several NSF funded security projects in which he participated as a research assistant during his MS studies in University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. Dr. Bıçakcı has directed a research project on usable security funded by Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Institute (TUBITAK).

Beginning with a BS graduation project in Hacettepe University,  Kemal Bıçakcı now has over 15 years research experience on security and related topics. His research interests include information security, applied cryptography, wireless and sensor networks, health informatics, human-computer interaction and usability. He has co-authored more than 10 international journal and 20 conference papers. He has supervised MS Thesis of Yusuf Uzunay, 2005 – 2006 Academic Year Middle East Technical University Best Thesis Award Winner. Dr. Bıçakcı serves in the Editorial Board of Computer Standards and Interfaces (Elsevier) journal and Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.